Police investigating the disappearance of Phillip Paulwell’s daughter and her mother have taken one of his close female associates and two men into custody, the Jamaica Observer learnt late Thursday night. The suspects…
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Godmother of Reggae Patricia Chin Tells Story of VP Records at Distinguished Lecture in South Florida
It was a momentous occasion last week in Plantation, Florida at the Island Space Caribbean Museum, which played host to VP Records’ Matriarch, Patricia Chin (affectionately referred to as ‘Miss Pat’’), as part…
Jamaica’s Olympic Champion Hurdler Hansle Parchment Dedicates Medal to His Coach
Jamaican Olympic champion Hansle Parchment took to social media on October 2, 2023, to dedicate the silver medal he received at the 2023 World Athletics Championships tournament to his coach of 14 years,…
‘Triple threat’
JAMAICAN health authorities are pleading with members of the public to exercise patience when they visit emergency medical facilities as the triple threat of dengue fever, COVID-19, and the flu place additional stress…
Deadly bar attack
SUMMERFIELD, Clarendon – Jennifer Grey’s three children for Varrell Manning are now fatherless and she is wondering how they will ever move past his death. He was one of four men gunned down…
Jamaican Enstooled as Queen in Ghana
The title of Queen should only be bestowed upon someone who has truly lived and experienced life in all its imperfections, to be able to have empathy for the people she has been…
5 Jamaican Reminders of Yaad You Only Appreciate When Living Abroad
The dream of living abroad is a common aspiration for many Jamaicans. Success stories of those who’ve made it overseas are celebrated back home with proud exclamations of “so-and-so gone a foreign!” Yet,…
City of Lauderhill in Florida to Host T20 Cricket World Cup Matches in June 2024
For the first time in its history, the T20 Cricket World Cup is set to be held at the Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, South Florida. During the ceremony to officially designate Broward County…
Lock them up longer
With the curtains coming down on the Klansman gang trial — the longest running matter of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean to date — Jamaica’s chief prosecutor Paula Llewellyn, King’s Counsel, in…
Heart-rending!
The parents of a two-month-old girl are now left with the heart-rending task of having to tell her, when she gets older, that her twin sister was the only member of the family…